Behind the Money

Why companies don't want to list in the UK anymore

The London Stock Exchange once held the top spot in global financial markets. In recent years, that’s changed drastically. The FT’s Harriet Agnew and Katie Martin explain how a yacht floating off the Canary Islands 30 years ago played a critical role in changing the stock market.  Clips from CBS, Thames News - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/03280cd7-8013-4212-a98e-e0c35194d009?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britain’s ‘capitalism without capital’: the pension funds that shun risk</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/eb872818-22be-4be3-9abe-4d8c0f8a074f?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘There are no domestic equity investors’: why companies are fleeing London’s stock market</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/790a5990-1d25-45c4-9267-466a92c52e02?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Europe’s stock markets are failing to challenge the US</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Harriet Agnew (<a href="https://twitter.com/HarrietAgnew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HarrietAgnew</a>), Katie Martin (<a href="https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@katie_martin_fx</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/83e31f91-8dd4-4ca2-8f9d-410ca7753eea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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